Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 5 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 213kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 143kJ
- Wind
- SSE 15 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 232, too small
- Tue 324, too small
- Wed 413, too small
- Thu 59, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 73, too small
- Sun 87, too small
- Mon 94, too small
- Tue 1044, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 32, too small | 5 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 248kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 24, too small | 5 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 213kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 4, too small | 3 ft8 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 143kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 44, poor | 6 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 369kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 27°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:15 −0.6 mHigh 08:42 +0.6 mLow 15:19 −0.5 mHigh 21:33 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:09 −0.5 mHigh 10:47 +0.5 mLow 17:20 −0.5 mHigh 23:35 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:55 −0.6 mHigh 12:24 +0.7 mLow 18:40 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Praia Morrungulo
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (87°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (267°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Massinga.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,290–US$2,540 each
about US$1,290–US$2,540 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to VNX, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and JNB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$147–US$248 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$60–US$100 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,540 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Massinga
about 30 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Massinga its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Massinga, 16 km (about 30 min by car)
About US$54 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 34h 45m
About 34h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VNX, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), then 4h by road
Flights MDW → VNX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.